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Asked: 2026-06-12T02:58:14+00:00

In my database I have a computed column that concatenates two fields to create

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In my database I have a computed column that concatenates two fields to create an onscreen display name. The formula for the computed column is (([LastName]+', ')+[FirstName]).

This formula works fine except for situations where there is a real last name but the first name is “-“, a hyphen. From a data perspective, this is acceptable in some situations. In this cases, the name displays as “Smith, - “. In situations like this, where there is no real first name, we don’t want the comma and hyphen displayed. It should display as “Smith “.

In my computed field, how do I build in some logic to test for a hyphen in the first name and, if it exists, build the display name accordingly?

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    AS (LastName + COALESCE(', ' + NULLIF(Firstname, '-'), ''))
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